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Kikuyu
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”).[1]
Pronunciation
- This a is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.
Noun
icani class 5 (plural macani)
- tea(-plant)[1]
- Synonym: gĩcani
- (plural only) tea-leaves[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “icani” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 46. Oxford: Clarendon Press.